29 years ago today...

[Chicago_inferiority_complexes]

Could probably still go back to Hilltoppers and people would be complacent.

"Golden Eagles" is in your face stupid. An insult to anybody's intelligence.

[GoldenWarrior11]

It says A LOT when you have a majority of alumni (recent and far) still referring to the team as Warriors.  It says even more when you have national broadcasters and commentators (on live TV), such as Gus Johnson, Bill Raferty, Dick Vitale, Dan Dakich and Bobby Knight still refer to the team as Warriors. 

You can remove the name from shirts, hats, mugs, pennants and jerseys, but you will not take our name away!  Freedom!  Freedom!

(grabs pitchfork, runs and goes to march down Wisconsin Ave...)

[muwarrior69]

Maybe Bob Costas can weigh in....maybe someone will care that Bob Costas weighed in

How about changing the name to Redskins Warriors. I am sure the PC crowd will all be red faced at that suggestion!

[alexius23]

I was peeved when it happened but seriously it's time to move on....

[Avenue Commons]

Hard to believe a dead horse has been beaten for 20+ straight years.

Don't know if I feel more sorry for the horse's carcass or the ones holding the whip.

[PuertoRicanNightmare]

Hard to believe a dead horse has been beaten for 20+ straight years.

Don't know if I feel more sorry for the horse's carcass or the ones holding the whip.

The horse has never been anywhere close to dead.

[Coleman]

Hard to believe a dead horse has been beaten for 20+ straight years.

Don't know if I feel more sorry for the horse's carcass or the ones holding the whip.

+1

[EnderWiggen]

You know who cares about this?  Alum who went to MU 20+ years ago.

You know who doesn't care about this?  The vast majority of current students and alum from < 20 years ago.

It was a stupid decision to change it, but man, the issue is dead.  Bunch of crotchety old farts on this message board...

[Pakuni]

The horse has never been anywhere close to dead.

To anyone who matters, it's been dead for a long, long time.

[Pakuni]

You know who cares about this?  Alum who went to MU 20+ years ago.

You know who doesn't care about this?  The vast majority of current students and alum from < 20 years ago.

It was a stupid decision to change it, but man, the issue is dead.  Bunch of crotchety old farts on this message board...

As one of those alums who went to MU 20+ years ago, I couldn't agree more. The majority of people I still keep in touch with from my time at MU agree that 1) it was a dumb and unnecessary decision and 2) it's never changing back.

[drewm88]

It says A LOT when you have a majority of alumni (recent and far) still referring to the team as Warriors. 

I don't believe this at all.

[GGGG]

As someone who went to Marquette 20+ years ago, I wish we could go back to Warriors.  But we aren't.  I can't get that upset about it any longer.  It's just a nickname.

[Benny B]

"Cords said the decision wasn't the result of pressure from Indian groups."

Cords went on to say "The pressure was all internal deciding on whether to keep the nickname or take that sweet, sweet bribe from the Potowatomi."

[Johnny B]

Something like, "Warriors?" Great idea!

Precisely l!

[Johnny B]

Wish they would've gone the Golden State route minus the stupid cartoon mascot. Make it more of a trojan warrior. Would anyone have cared?

Exactly what I was thinking. Have the logo be some roman warrior with a shield and spear. Personally get calls from Rome complaining, but did we even ask eagles if was ok to use their name?

[willie warrior]

The horse has never been anywhere close to dead.

Agreed, and anybody trying to move on is not a true Warrior.

[Galway Eagle]

Funny enough when I selected MU I was so confused by the nickname cause all the older family friends were calling me a warrior but all the gear said golden eagles that I just started saying we were the golden warriors.

[willie warrior]

I watched The Pacific over the summer.  Great story on John Vassilione who ended up dieing on Iwo.

Sorry--it is Basilone--any true marine knows that. Won 2 MOH's. Some great DevilDogs were:
Chesty Puller--5 Navy Crosses (He wasn't PC enough for MOH) Famous quote when his troops were surrounded on three sides by ChiComs in Korea at the Frozen Chosin "Those poor bastards, we have them right where we want them, we can attack in any direction"
John Basilone
Mike Red Edson (Not to be confused with a commie)
Smedley Butler (what a name)

Sorry forgot one:
Howland "Howling Mad" Smith who wrote the book on amphibious landings for USMC in World War II and commanded the Marine assault of Iwo Jima of which he said "Where uncommon valor was a common virtue"

[Tums Festival]

As an alum who graduated 20+ years ago, we will always be the Warriors and nothing else. Will never understand why we didn't change to a different type of warrior instead of caving in to non-existent pressure.

[MU B2002]

Agreed, and anybody trying to move on is not a true Warrior.

Just a bunch of slurpers.

[Pakuni]

Agreed, and anybody trying to move on is not a true Warrior.

The True Warrior Police have spoken.

[willie warrior]

The True Warrior Police have spoken.

Yessir, and we have plenty of "true police" on this board.

[Chicago_inferiority_complexes]

I graduated in 2007, and except for the week when we were the Gold, I practically never saw or heard the bird mentioned on campus. Thus, I have to conclude that either we are still the most recent nickname or that we don't have one.

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

As a recent alum, I am happy with Golden Eagles. Would Warriors be cooler? Yeah. But it's never happening and that's our own fault. Shouldn't have made a mascot as racist as Willie Wampum.

It's long past time to move on. When your leader makes a decision you don't like (provided its not unethical) you swallow your pride, move on, and try to make the best of it. Continuing to gripe and moan just makes us look bad.

[Coleman]

As a recent alum, I am happy with Golden Eagles. Would Warriors be cooler? Yeah. But it's never happening and that's our own fault. Shouldn't have made a mascot as racist as Willie Wampum.

It's long past time to move on. When your leader makes a decision you don't like (provided its not unethical) you swallow your pride, move on, and try to make the best of it. Continuing to gripe and moan just makes us look bad.

Bingo